The colour and clean look to the first one is so fresh, really crisp. Definitely go the blue filter but work out the positioning to fill the bottom left corner. Good experimentation with the multi colured man, looks real impressive though maybe too much for the images you have portrayed with the series thus far.
For me the base doesn't work, it's a personal thing, it just doesn't sit flush with the bottle and it takes away part of the magic in my eyes. This is why I mentioned the water because the reflection would add to the lighting effect which is lost through the one without the base. Or I would raise the bottle up as you mentioned, maybe using a glass that was the same diameter as the bottle maybe? Or drop the lighting rig, but it will still lose some class because of the worktop.
I think it's sick man, as I said it's inspired me to get more creative whilst I'm sitting here with a torn ACL... It's been so long since I've done studio based work it'll be sweet. I hope the project works out for you man, judging by everything I've seen so far you haven't got any problems.
Props man, lets see the developments.
Peace
